Hank Patterson

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Hank Patterson (born October 9, 1888 in Springville, Alabama, died August 23, 1975, in Woodland Hills, California) was an actor and musician. His birth name was Elmer Calvin Patterson. He is most known for playing stableman Hank Miller in Gunsmoke and Fred Ziffel in Green Acres.

He had intended to be a serious pianist, but became instead a vaudeville piano player, eventually moving to Hollywood where he played in a series of movies, largely Westerns and science fiction. He also played in a number of television westerns.